Graduate Nurse 5A Telemetry Observation, Allegheny General
About The Position
The Graduate Nurse is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through enactment of the nursing process. This role is in Allegheny General Hospital’s 5A Telemetry Observation Unit, a 38-bed unit that provides rapid assessment, treatment, and monitoring for patients with acute medical conditions, including chest pain, transient ischemic attacks, trauma, and altered mental status. The unit also cares for patients awaiting interventional radiology procedures and patients who can no longer care for themselves at home. It functions as a Clinical Decision Unit or Observation Unit, bridging the Emergency Department and longer-stay inpatient care. The position requires clinical assessment and care-planning skills, safe and effective care for the age population served, and professional direction and management of patient-care delivery activities by team members. The nurse collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on care from admission through discharge and assesses patient and family learning needs, providing education appropriate to age, culture, and willingness to learn. This is a full-time, union position at Allegheny General Hospital. The schedule is 72 hours every two weeks, with rotating weekends and holidays according to policy. Employees must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and business-conduct requirements, including HIPAA and company policies.
Requirements
- Current Pennsylvania RN licensure or current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate clinical assessment and care-planning skills.
- Provide safe and effective care for the age population served in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Professionally direct and manage patient-care delivery activities by team members.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on the plan of care from admission through discharge.
- Assess the learning needs of patients and families and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn.
- Protect covered information, cardholder data, and confidential customer information and comply with HIPAA and company data-security policies.
- Comply with the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and regulations, company policies, and training requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
